Vinyl pressings
by Stan Getz · 1969
Didn't We was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 7 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
V6 8780 MGS 1996 1ASide A variant 1
V6 8780 MGS 1997 1ASide B variant 1
V6 8780 Side 1 MGS 1996Side A etched variant 2
V6 8780 Side 2 MGS 1997Side B etched variant 2
V68780 SIDE 1 MGS 1996 11Side A
V6 8780 SIDE 2 MGS 1997 11Side B
(MGS 1996)Side 1 Label
(MGS 1997)Side 2 Label
V6 8780 MGS 1996 1ASide A
V6 8780 MGS 1997 1ASide B
MGS 1996Side A Label
MGS 1997Side B Label
V6 8780 MGS 1996 1ASide A
V6 8780 MGS 1997 1ASide B
MGS 1996Side A Label
MGS 1997Side B Label
V6-8780-S1Side A
V6-8780-S2Side B
VEV VG 8780 LPL 2231 1Y 380FACE A
VEV VG 8780 LPL 2231 2Y 380FACE B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8780 / Verve Records V 6 - 8780First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Verve Records V6-8780 / Verve Records V6 8780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Spain | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Verve Records SW-93152 / Verve Records V6-8780LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Verve Records V6-8780First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9248 / Verve Records SVLP.9248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Verve Records 2317 025LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Didn't We are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-8780.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8780) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6 8780 MGS 1996 1A and V6 8780 MGS 1997 1A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
